Title:	Psychological impact of screening for diabetes – a follow up from ADDITION
Principal research question:	Does screening for diabetes increase anxiety? Does a negative result lead to false reassurance?
Methodology description:	Prospective longitudinal study based in primary care. Questionnaires are sent on a number of occasions to people attending for screening for type 2 diabetes, non-attenders for screening, and patients in control practices who are not invited for screening
Sample group description:	People at increased risk of having undiagnosed type 2 diabetes, identified in primary care
Outcome measure description:	General anxiety and depression, worry about diabetes
Project organisation
Start date:	1st September 2003
End date:	1st June 2008
Contact person:	Professor Stephen Sutton
Contact Details:	Primary Care Research Unit Institute of Public Health University Forvie Site, Robinson Way Cambridge Cambs CB2 0SR UK Telephone: (01223) 330594 Fax: 01223 762515 E-mail: srs34@medschl.cam.ac.uk
Funding information
Funding Organisation:	NHS R&D Support Funding
Funding Reference:	N/A
Funding Amount:	£42,913
Funding Organisation:	Wellcome Trust
Funding Reference:	071200/z/03/z
Funding Amount:	£136,236
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